The Phillies have admitted they are in a rebuilding cycle, but they may be getting out-rebuilt by division rivals.
Last night, the Atlanta Braves traded their top starting pitcher, Shelby Miller, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a package of young players and prospects that borders on inexplicable for a pitcher of his caliber. The Braves received Dansby Swanson--the first overall pick in last June's draft--Ender Inciarte, and pitching prospect Aaron Blair, who is a top-100 prospect in the game.
Just last year, they acquired Touki Toussaint from those same Diamondbacks as a reward for taking Bronson Arroyo's contract off their hands.